Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-kci-

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Alternative forms

  • *-ksi-

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-kće-j, *-kśe-j. Cognate with Proto-Samic *-kćē- (conditional mood marker).

Infix

*-kci-

  1. Conditional mood marker.
    Synonym: *-ici-

Descendants

  • Estonian: -ksi-, -ks
  • Livonian: -ks-
  • Võro: -siq, -ssiq
  • ⇒ Votic: (dialectal) -issi- (< *-ikci-, *-iksi-, combining the two conditional suffixes)
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